Japanese mythology, Davis retelling
Tide Jewels
The Sea God gives Hoori two jewels as he prepares to leave the underwater palace. One is associated with the flowing tide, the other with its ebb. Their promised powers provide a means of confronting Hoori's elder brother and of sparing him if he repents.
Also known as Jewel of the Flowing Tide · Jewel of the Ebbing Tide · Tide-ebbing Jewel
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In the sources
A paired gift from the Sea God
TraditionalThe Sea God gives Hoori the Jewel of the Flowing Tide and the Jewel of the Ebbing Tide. His speech associates the first with a rising tide that can overwhelm the elder brother.
The ebb as a means of sparing life
TraditionalThe Sea God's speech says that dipping the Tide-ebbing Jewel will make the tide ebb and save the brother if he repents. The following account describes the brothers' reconciliation.
Context & interpretation
The jewels and their powers are described as objects within Davis's mythological retelling. No surviving artefact, physical mechanism or effective technique is established by the passage.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
the Jewel of the Flowing Tide and the Jewel of the Ebbing TideOpen this page in the book
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Location recorded at citation review: Chapter I, printed p. 36
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Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
the tide will spontaneously ebbOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Chapter I, printed p. 37
Read directly from the active prepared scan; line breaks and spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
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- IMJ-0052-E001-P0041
- Original scan leaf
- 49
- Recorded leaf number
- 49
- Current Reader position
- 40
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed